(Aside: Renting bikes in Ottawa is a great way to get around and see the city. Ottawa has the best city bike paths I have ever seen (riding around the canel, Rideau River, popping in …
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Ottawa via Via Rail
After a great, festive, and “being-the-centre-of-attention” event with the family and friends in Orillia, Tlell and are off to Ottawa via Via Rail. To catch our 9:30am train at Union Station in Toronto, we had …
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Ottawa bound! – Preparing for Change
We are set to go to Ottawa (my old career stomping grounds) for VSO Canada’s Preparing for Change course. Preparing for Change (PFC) is an introduction to VSO’s approach to international volunteering. During the three day …
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Next Steps with VSO
Ah yes, the paper work. * Medical examination form (a visit to our family doctor to fill out a 10-page medical examination form)* Security check support letter (essentially a Police Record check)* Placement questionnaire (questions …
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Volunteer vacations: More than just a great trip
“Judi Lees found herself falling in love over and over again while volunteering with friends at a South American orphanage” Read the rest of the article from the Vancouver Sun (April 6, 2008)
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Olympus Stylus 1030 SW
“The camera that redefines tough. The Stylus 1030 SW is one tough camera. The Shockproof, Waterproof, Freezeproof and Dustproof design gives active people the confidence to take this camera anywhere and shoot in nearly any …
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Close up of a tree @ Jericho beach
by thegreenpages on Flickr
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VSO Canada Assessment Day – March 9th, 2008
Sunday March 9th is the VSO Canada Assessment Day in Vancouver. It is a full day event (pretty much from 8:30 to 4pm). The assessment day includes a variety of group activities to be completed …
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Think before you post
So true.
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YES!!! They won! – Falling Slowly (Best Song)
Congratulations to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova for winning Best Song – Falling Slowly from the motion picture “Once“.